Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Nacho Casserole

I have made this twice, my husband LOVES it. It seems kind of weird, but it comes out excellent!

Ingredients:

2 tbs olive oil
1/2 lb pre-sliced sweet red peppers (I used jarred)
1 lb ground beef
1/2 tsp garlic salt
2 tubes refrigerated pizza dough
1 16oz jar salsa (you decide heat level, we use mild for kids sake)
3 cups shredded taco cheese blend
1 can sliced black olives, drained (I used these the first time and was told not to
put them in again, hubby hates olives)
3 large scallions sliced

Heat oven to 375, coat 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
In large skillet, heat oil then add peppers, beef and garlic salt. Drain fat. Remove pizza dough. Cut into 1/2" wide strips then cut each strip into quarters. In a large bowl, toss together dough and salsa (I found it easier to coat each piece individually with the salsa and then lay it in the salsa, so they don't stick). Add meat mixture, 2 cups of the cheese and the olives. Pour into baking dish and top with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Sprinkle scallions on top and bake 5 more minutes.

1 comment:

Charlee said...

We make this here all the time good stuff!! We use ground turkey and low fat toppings and it makes it a healthy dinner with multigrain chips